09 playoffs thread

:)to all the haters

:-) x-post

Still thinking Lakers in 6. No way Orlando shoots that poorly over the whole series.

Jameer Nelson = scary, too.

Agreeing on all points; they looked pretty competitive for the first quarter and then they went ice cold for what felt like ten minutes.

Orlando without 3s falling is not much to look at.

Timely Onion Playoff Coverage

that game was boring as hell beyond a couple of epic kobe moves, at least to someone who doesn't care who wins this series

Great to watch first quarter, then thank god for tivo.

Hey guys, it's like a real game now

Oops, you missed it

there's something joyless about this series, is it just me?

Yeah

Up until a couple of minutes ago, there was no sense of flow. Like two people in an argument talking past each other.

i'm trying to remember the last finals series that i honestly enjoyed. other than the pistons beating the lakers in 04 i don't think i've really enjoyed the finals in this entire decade.

heh yes, this is harold pinter basketball. xp

i enjoyed the celtics crazy comeback game last year tho xp

I loved the Heat-Mavs series, but I had a rooting interest. Last year's Finals, too, for that matter.

Basically, when teams I like win, I like the Finals. I'm shallow that way.

yeah i could see the joy, especially for celtics fans, in last year's series -- and my lakers schadenfreude knows no bounds -- but i couldn't really get into that celtics team. i have issues with teams that are just thrown together and not like built and grown together over years, it just rings a little false with me. but that's my thing.

i was on the road during the heat/mavs series, so i don't think i saw a single game! but i think the officiating issues with that series that have been documented pretty rigorously over the years since would have driven me crazy. and i really wanted stern to be forced to hand cuban the trophy. would have been a spectacular moment.

i can see what you're saying, the whole idea of "buying a championship" and all that, but the c's last year, led by kg, made a concerted effort from day one to gel and become a real team xp

oh they absolutely did, i don't discount their championship at all. but from the beginning of the season i had a bit of a grudge against them because of the way they were constructed.

this all sort of began for me when payton and malone decided to ride shaq and kobe for a ring in 04 (lol @ how that worked out) and it just seemed completely hollow to me. and the c's weren't doing that, like i said, i just couldn't get into them. but i respect their win absolutely.

in other news: jj redick!

i'm cool with that. xp

turk!!

lee blew it

i think he got fouled, but still, how do you not get the ball to rashard???

or to hedo ?

wow @ the replay of that block, jeez turko.

kobe blocked by TURKOGLOL

nice block, hedo.

ariza's arms are like 20 ft long

GET IT TO JJ!!!!!!!

wurst finals ever btw

^ how quickly we forget the spurs vs the nets

maybe after this series is over i will poll 00's finals.

mark jackson used up his "not on my watch!" quota

damn that would have been a highlight for the ages

oh lee

magic need to win tonight

lakeshow pulling away here

http://members.graphicsfactory.com/clip-art/image_files/tn_image/2/1313572-tn_TombStone001_92007.jpg magic

nah, redick giving it away xp

man the lakers are playing great D right now.

dwight howard needs to be way more aggressive

he needs more than 10 shots a game, that's for sure.

is he even asking for the ball?

dammit

incredibly annoying game.

would help if he had any sort of clue abt moving in the post--dude got stripped multiple times down there.

7 turnovers!

bynum only played 16 minutes, so that means pau's on howard for most of the game. now according to official measurements gasol is 260 and howard is 265 but i find that hard to believe. seems like howard could push pau around/just out-muscle the guy. i guess if he had a more diverse post game? i don't really know what the solution with howard is.

xp

yeah absolutely. it would also help if he made his post move sooner. how many times does he stand there waiting for the lakers d to set before he makes his first step? xxp